393: Killer Building

If he agreed to Dragon Cloudfrost, he would be going against the person who was secretly targeting her.

Since the last trip to the Ruins, he had learned that Dragon Cloudfrost came from the Ninth Princes Mansion in Jinyun Continent.

In the current Fire Cloud Country imperial family, besides the Emperor's lineage, there were also thirteen Princes.

This Ninth Prince and the Seventh Prince lived in Jinyun Continent.

And Dragon Cloudfrost was one of the Ninth Prince's many children.

Long Yu, whom she had called out that day, was also her Elder brother.

Many years ago, the Ninth Prince had suffered a hidden injury during a war with an enemy country and had been recuperating in Jinyun Continent ever since.

His injuries had worsened over the years, and although his cultivation was profound, he didn't have many days left until the end of his Lifespan.

Therefore, under these circumstances, the other children of the Princes Mansion naturally all wanted to inherit the title and become the new Ninth Prince.

Because the Ninth Prince had never established an heir.

According to him, only those with outstanding ability were qualified to inherit his position, regardless of gender.

Currently, among his children, there were still three who were considered the most promising.

The first and foremost was naturally his eldest son, who currently served as an Inner Sect Elder in the Lingyuan Sect in Jinyun Continent.

But if he could become the Ninth Prince, he wouldn't mind leaving the Sect.

Due to his Immortal Sect background, he also had the highest prestige among the many children.

The second was his third son, Dragon Yunting, who was Dragon Cloudfrost's biological Elder brother.

Dragon Yunting did not join a Sect, but he had his own influence in the Tianxia Tavern, where he held the position of an Elder.

The reason Dragon Cloudfrost was able to come to Qingyuan City with an Elder token was because of him.

Now that he was about to inherit the position of Ninth Prince, he was preparing to hand over the position of Elder in the Tianxia Tavern to his biological younger sister.

As for the third one, it was Long Yu, whom Dragon Cloudfrost had mentioned.

Compared to his two Elder brothers, his influence was the weakest, and he usually stayed in the Princes Mansion.

But precisely because of this, he basically controlled all the guards within the Princes Mansion, truly achieving the feat of holding the Emperor hostage to control the feudal lords.

However, the Ninth Prince had not yet reached the point of his life force being completely exhausted, and in order to increase his chances of inheritance, he could only choose to weaken the power of his two Elder brothers.

This Dragon Cloudfrost was naturally on his target list.

As long as he could kill Dragon Cloudfrost, if Dragon Yunting wanted to inherit the position of Prince, he would have to be prepared to give up the Tianxia Tavern.

By that time, if he failed in the struggle for the throne, he could also naturally become the new Elder of the Tianxia Tavern.

He had already arranged all of this, which was why he sent people from the Killer Tower to assassinate Dragon Cloudfrost.

Zhou Luo had specifically bought this information from an intelligence peddler.

Therefore, if he helped Dragon Cloudfrost, he would be making an enemy of a royal family member who had a chance of inheriting the throne.

If the other party targeted him at that time, it would be truly difficult for him to deal with it.

But if he didn't help the other party, he could only watch Fang Li erode his profits.

One was an immediate concern, the other was a long-term worry.

After much hesitation, Zhou Luo decided to deal with the matter at hand first.

So he nodded and said, "I will go find that person."

Only then did Dragon Cloudfrost nod in satisfaction.

After being assassinated in the Ruins last time, she realized that Long Yu had placed people by her side.

Therefore, if she wanted to counterattack, she had to find an outsider to help.

And Zhou Luo was the best candidate.

As for seeking help from her Elder brother, with Dragon Cloudfrost's pride, she couldn't bring herself to do it yet.

"I will have someone cooperate with you."

After Dragon Cloudfrost finished speaking, she continued to look at the Jade Slip in her hand.

Zhou Luo also tactfully left.

After leaving, he handed this matter over to Wang Lang.

With Dragon Cloudfrost's authority, he believed the other party would be able to give him a satisfactory answer.

After giving his instructions, he changed into a new disguise, concealed his tracks, and went to look for the person recorded on the Jade Slip according to the information on it.

The Killer Tower was an ancient and powerful organization in Fire Cloud Country.

Its influence was even more profound than that of the Yaochi Pavilion and the Tianxia Tavern.

No one knew who founded this organization.

Some rumored it was a Nascent Soul grandmaster, while others thought it might be related to a Refining Void mighty figure.

Even the killers within the Killer Tower had never seen the founder.

In the Killer Tower, there were three levels of tokens: gold, silver, and copper, corresponding to different assassination targets.

It was said that in the Killer Tower, as long as you had money, they could even assassinate the supreme Emperor of Fire Cloud Country.

Of course, looking at the entire Fire Cloud Cultivation Country, no one could truly afford that price.

Regardless, this showed how arrogant the Killer Tower was in this cultivation country.

It was said that a former Emperor once spent a huge price trying to wipe out the organization, but not only did he fail, multiple consorts in the imperial harem were subjected to crazy retaliation, causing chaos within the entire imperial family for a time.

Since then, the Fire Cloud Country imperial family could only turn a blind eye to this organization.

Take money to do business, never reveal employer information.

This was the code of conduct for killers in the Killer Tower.

And once someone violated the code, they had betrayed the Killer Tower, and they would face retaliation from the entire Killer Tower.

Among those the Killer Tower wanted to kill, no one had escaped yet.

It was said that even cultivation experts at the level of a Golden Core True Person could not withstand the attacks of the Killer Tower.

The Killer Tower was spread throughout every corner of Fire Cloud Country.

Following the instructions, Zhou Luo arrived at a small alley in the Inner City, and after many twists and turns, he found the other party's residence and knocked on the door.

Creak—

The door opened, revealing an ordinary old servant.

"Who are you?" The other party looked puzzled.

"The sun shines on the western mountain." Zhou Luo directly gave the code phrase.

The other party's eyes flashed, and he said in a deep voice, "What's the next line?"

"Morning comes from the east."

After hearing this, the other party immediately pulled open the large door, glanced outside, and then led him into the inner courtyard.

In the courtyard, a Second Order formation was set up, which even the Divine Sense of the Foundation Establishment Realm could not penetrate.

Zhou Luo was not in a hurry. He followed the old servant to the main hall in the backyard.

There, sat a Middle-aged man with an octagonal beard.

He was sipping tea. Seeing Zhou Luo appear, he leisurely said, "Who do you want to assassinate?"

Zhou Luo didn't speak, but silently took out a piece of paper and handed it over.

After taking the paper, the other party immediately quoted a price: "Three thousand spirit stones (mid grade)."

As soon as these words were spoken, Zhou Luo's eyebrows rose.

This price was not low.

Moreover, in the Killer Tower, once a transaction was completed, there would be no refunds.

In other words, if the assassination failed, the employer would have to bear this part of the loss, which could be said to be very overbearing.

"I understand. If I want to commission an assassination, I will come directly to you."

After getting the quote, Zhou Luo got up and walked outside.

Just then, the man with the octagonal beard suddenly spoke.

"Zhou Alchemist, aren't you curious what your price is?"